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STATE MODEL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MAINTENANCE SPECIAL PROVISIONS

TO BE USED WITH THE GENERAL PROVISIONS – IT. DEVELOP AND
INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF WORK.
The following terms and conditions are superseded and replaced by any alternate or inconsistent terms and conditions in the
Statement of Work.

1

Maintenance of Equipment
The Contractor is responsible under this Contract to maintain the Equipment identified in the Statement of Work. The
Contractor shall keep the Equipment in good operating condition and shall always be responsive to the maintenance
requirements of the State. Equipment maintenance shall be provided in accordance with this Contract, with the maintenance
charges, Period of Maintenance Coverage, locations, etc. listed in the Statement of Work.

2

Exclusions
a. Maintenance service does not include:
1)

Electrical work external to the Machines or maintenance of accessories, alterations, Attachments, or other devices
not listed in the Statement of Work.

2)

Repair of damage or increase in service time caused by: accident; disaster, which shall include, but not be limited
to, fire, flood, water, wind, and lightning; transportation; neglect, misuse, fault or negligence of the State; and
alterations, which shall include, but not be limited to, any deviation from Contractor's physical, mechanical, or
electrical Machine design, and Attachments.

3)

Repair of damage or increase in service time resulting from failure to provide a suitable installation environment
with all facilities prescribed by the appropriate Contractor Installation Manual–Physical Planning (including, but
not limited to, failure of, or failure to provide adequate electrical power, air conditioning or humidity control).

4)

Repair of damage or increase in service time attributable to the use of the Machines for other than the data
processing purpose for which it was acquired.

5)

Furnishing platens, supplies or accessories; painting or refinishing the Machines or furnishing material therefore;
inspecting Machines altered by other than Contractor; making specification changes or performing services
connected with the relocation of Machines; or adding or removing accessories, Attachments or other devices.

6)

Such service which is impractical for Contractor to render because of alterations or connection by mechanical or
electrical means to another Machine.

7)

Repair of damage, replacement of parts (due to other than normal wear) or repetitive service calls caused by the
use of supplies or materials not meeting Contractor's specifications for such supplies or materials.

8)

Repair of damage or increase in service time caused by conversion from one Contractor model to another or the
installation or removal of a Contractor feature whenever any of the foregoing was performed by other than the
Contractor.

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9)

Repair or maintenance by Contractor that is required to restore Equipment to proper operating condition after any
person other than Contractor's employee had performed maintenance or otherwise repaired an item of Equipment.

b. The Contractor may be required to perform repair or maintenance on excluded items in paragraph a, above. An
additional charge for such repair or maintenance shall be at the established Contract rates in the Statement of Work, or
if not stated, be at Contractor's applicable time and material rates and terms then in effect. The procedures for
authorization of such maintenance may be the same as those for Remedial Maintenance outside of the Principle Period
of Maintenance.

3

Responsibilities of the Contractor
a. This maintenance service includes the following and may be further described in the Statement of Work:
1)

Scheduled Preventive Maintenance based upon the specific needs of the individual Machines as determined by
manufacturer.

2)

Unscheduled, on-call Remedial Maintenance. Such maintenance will include lubrication, adjustments, and
replacement of maintenance parts deemed necessary by the Contractor.

b. Maintenance parts will be furnished by Contractor and will be new or equivalent to new in performance when used in
these Machines. Replaced maintenance parts become the property of the Contractor.

c. Preventive maintenance shall be performed on a schedule which is mutually acceptable to the State and the Contractor,
which is consistent with the State's operating requirements, and which is based upon the specific needs of the
Equipment as determined by the manufacturer. Such schedules shall be in writing and shall specify the frequency and
duration of Preventive Maintenance for the Equipment in the Statement of Work.

d. Remedial Maintenance shall be commenced promptly after notification by an authorized State representative that
Equipment and/or Software is inoperative.

4

Responsibilities of the State
a. The State shall provide an appropriate operating environment, including temperature, humidity, and electrical power, in
accordance with the environmental requirements contained in the Contractor's published specifications for the
Equipment listed on the Statement of Work.

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b

Unless mutually agreed to by the Contractor and the State, State personnel will not perform maintenance or attempt
repairs to the Equipment while such Equipment is governed by the terms of this Contract.

c

Subject to the State's security regulations, the Contractor shall have full and free access to the Machines to provide
service thereon.

Maintenance Coverage
a. Period of Maintenance Coverage:

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1)

The State may select a period or periods of maintenance coverage, as stated in the Statement of Work, in
accordance with the following:
(a) A minimum monthly maintenance charge entitles the State to maintenance coverage during the Principal
Period of Maintenance.
(b) The State may select in lieu of the hours available for the minimum monthly maintenance charge, one or more
of the optional periods of maintenance coverage for an additional charge as shown in the Statement of Work

2)

The hours of maintenance coverage for a Machine on Monday through Friday shall be the same each day; and the
hours on Saturday and Sunday shall be the same hours on all Saturdays or Sundays. All Machines covered under
this Contract must have a simultaneous span of time within the selected periods of maintenance coverage, at least
equal to the shortest period offered for any Machine in the System.

3)

The State may change its selected Period of Maintenance Coverage by giving Contractor fifteen (15) days prior
written notice.

b. Preventive Maintenance (scheduled)
Preventive maintenance can either be performed within or outside of the Principal Period of Maintenance (PPM). An
additional charge may be made for Preventive Maintenance to be performed outside of the PPM, as set forth in the
Statement of Work. No additional charge shall be made for Preventive Maintenance that is to be performed within the
PPM.

c. Remedial Maintenance (unscheduled)
1)

Remedial Maintenance shall be performed after notification by authorized State personnel that the Equipment is
malfunctioning.

2)

The Contractor shall provide the State with a designated point of contact and will initiate the Remedial
Maintenance.

3)

There shall be no additional maintenance charges for:
(a) Remedial Maintenance during the Period of Maintenance Coverage unless the Remedial Maintenance is due
to the fault or negligence of the State.
(b) Time spent by maintenance personnel after arrival at the site awaiting the arrival of additional maintenance
personnel and/or delivery of parts, etc., after a service call has been commenced.
(c) Remedial Maintenance required because the scheduled Preventive Maintenance preceding the malfunction
had not been performed, unless the State had failed to provide access to the Equipment.
(d) For time of delay beyond the PPM, Contractor shall continue to perform maintenance for the same amount of
time outside the covered period without additional charge to the State.
(e) The first hour of work performed when Remedial Maintenance service is requested during the covered Period
of Maintenance and the actual work is begun outside such period.

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Maintenance Charges
a. The monthly maintenance charges described include all maintenance costs, and the State will pay no additional
charges unless specifically set forth in this Contract. Maintenance rates shall be firm for the Contract period subject to
any maximum annual maintenance escalation as set forth in the Statement of Work.

b. Maintenance charges for fractions of a calendar month shall be computed at the rate of 1/30 of the applicable Total
Monthly Maintenance Charge, for each day maintenance was provided.

c. There will be no charge for travel expense associated with maintenance service or programming service under this
Contract except that actual travel expenses will be charged in those instances where the site at which the Machine is
located is not normally accessible by private automobile or scheduled public transportation.

d. All maintenance and other service activities (including but not limited to activities relating to pre-installation planning,
inspections, relocation of Machines, engineering changes and altered programming) which may be made available by
Contractor to the State at no additional charge or at Contractor's then applicable time and material charges, in
connection with any Machines or programming supplied under this Contract, shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of this Contract, unless such activities are provided under another written agreement signed by the State
and the Contractor.

7

Maintenance Credit for Inoperative Machines
The Contractor shall grant a proportionate maintenance credit on a Machine shown in the Statement of Work when the
Machine is inoperative for consecutive scheduled work periods totaling 24 hours from the time the State notifies the
Contractor the Machine was inoperative, provided (1) the Machine became inoperative through no fault of the State, and (2)
the breakdown was attributable to Equipment Failure. The credits to be granted by the Contractor to the State shall be as
reflected in the Statement of Work.

8

Engineering Changes
Engineering changes, determined applicable by Contractor, will be controlled and installed by Contractor on Equipment
covered by this contract. The State may elect to have only mandatory changes, as determined by Contractor, installed on
Machines so designated. A written notice of this election must be provided to the Contractor for confirmation. There shall
be no charge for engineering changes made. Any Contractor-initiated change shall be installed at a time mutually agreeable
to the State and the Contractor. Contractor reserves the right to charge, at its then current time and material rates, for
additional service time and materials required due to noninstallation of applicable engineering changes after Contractor has
made a reasonable effort to secure time to install such changes.

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Relocation of Equipment

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a. In the event the Equipment being maintained under the terms and conditions of this Contract is moved to another
location within the State of California, the Contractor shall continue to maintain the Equipment at the new location.

b. The charges of the Contractor to dismantle and pack the Equipment and installation at the new location shall be at the
rates set forth in the Statement of Work. The State agrees to pay all costs incidental to any move, including costs for
packing, crating, rigging, transportation, unpacking, uncrating, insurance, installation, and State and local sales tax, if
any.

c. If Contractor is responsible for the move, no re-certification charges to confirm continued maintenance eligibility will be
applicable. If the move is conducted by other than Contractor, State agrees to pay re-certification charges to
Contractor at rates set forth in the Statement of Work.

10 Termination
Notwithstanding the Termination for Convenience provisions contained in the General Provisions, upon thirty (30) days’
written notification to the Contractor, State may terminate, at no cost to the State, maintenance for all or any portion of the
Equipment identified in the Statement of Work.

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